Stanislav Kostov

Stanislav Kostov
Personal information
Full nameStanislav Yordanov Kostov
Date of birth2 October 1991
Place of birthBlagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Beroe Stara Zagora
Number9
Youth career
–2009Pirin 2001
2010Pirin Blagoevgrad
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010Pirin Blagoevgrad12(2)
2011–2012CSKA Sofia21(3)
2012–2013Botev Plovdiv35(3)
2014–Beroe Stara Zagora21(1)
National team
2010–2012Bulgaria U216(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2011

Stanislav Yordanov Kostov (Bulgarian: Станислав Костов; born 2 October 1991 in Blagoevgrad) is a Bulgarian footballer, who plays as a forward for Beroe Stara Zagora.

Club career

Pirin Blagoevgrad

Born in Blagoevgrad, Kostov began his career at Pirin 2001 as an important part of their youth team. In January 2010 he was scouted by Pirin Blagoevgrad. Kostov made his first-team debut in the 2010–11 season as a substitute against Sliven 2000 in a 2–1 A PFG win on 7 August 2010. Kostov netted his first goal as he scored the winning strike in a 2–1 home victory over Lokomotiv Sofia on 11 September. In the game he also assisted Boris Kondev for the first goal and won the Man of the Match award. On 25 September 2010, in a home match versus Minyor Pernik, Stanislav scored the only goal for Pirin in a 1–1 draw. On 16 October he assisted Boris Kondev for the opening goal in a match against Levski Sofia, but Pirin went on to lose the game 4–1.

CSKA Sofia

After a good first half of the season with Pirin, Kostov caught the eye of the major Bulgarian clubs CSKA Sofia and Levski Sofia. After a tough transfer battle for the youngster, Kostov finally decided to sign with CSKA. He made 21 appearances for CSKA, scoring 3 goals.

Botev Plovdiv

On 22 June 2012, Botev Plovdiv signed Kostov on a season-long loan deal,[1] with the option of making the move permanent. On 10 August, Botev exercised the option to buy 100% of Kostov's contract.[2] He signed a two-year contract. The following day, Kostov made his debut in a 3–0 win over Slavia Sofia, coming on as a substitute for Vander. His first goals came on 24 November, in a 6–1 home win over FC Eurocollege in the Bulgarian Cup, scoring a hat-trick.

Career statistics

As of 8 January 2014
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pirin Blagoevgrad 2010–11 12220142
CSKA Sofia 2010–11 310031
2011–12 18220202
Botev Plovdiv 2012–13 22323246
2013–14 1303240202
Career totals 68895408113

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